THE BASICS OF BEING A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS OWNER 

AND 

WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING FROM YOU

 

 

 

-WE ARE A TEAM HERE EVERYBODY DOES THEIR PART EVERYDAY. EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SEPARATE BUSINESS ENTITY'S WE WORK TOGETHER TO HELP EACH OTHER SUCCEED AND GROW.

-ALWAYS SHOW UP AND BE ON TIME

-COME TO WORK PROJECTING YOURSELF AS A PROFESSIONAL

-WEAR PROPER ATTIRE SUCH AS WORK BOOTS AND COMPANY SHIRT

-WE ARE LOOKING FOR FAST LEARNERS SO YOU WILL HAVE A LISTED AMOUNT OF TIME TO LEARN AND PERFECT EACH PHASE OF THIS COMPANY. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL LEAVE US NO CHOICE BUT TO MOVE ON FROM YOU AND GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SOMEONE ELSE. 1 MISSED DAY = 1 MISSED WEEK SO BE HERE EVERYDAY READY TO LEARN.

-WE EXPECT BY THE END OF THIS PROGRAM YOU'VE ESTABLISHED YOUR TREE SERVICE AS A FULLY TRAINED GROUND CREW. 

 

LEVEL 1 (2 WEEKS) GENERAL LABORER 

PAY $90-$140 PER DAY 

 

 

 

 

DUTIES AS A GENERAL LABORER

-FIRST THING WHEN WE PULL UP TO THE JOB UNLOAD THE ALL EQUIPMENT FOR THE JOB

-GAS AND OIL UP ALL SAWS

-DROP TRAILER IF NEEDED

-WORK SAFELY WITH A SENSE OF URGENCY TIME IS MONEY

-MAKE SURE ALL EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY PUT UP AT COMPLETION OF EACH JOB

WHAT YOU NEED TO LEARN TO BE PROMOTED

 

 

 

WEEKS 1-2

-LEARN TO STACK THE TRAILER CORRECTLY FOR HAND LOADING AND SKID STEER LOADING

-LEARN TO TIE DOWN AND SECURE TRAILER USING RACHET STRAPS AND COME ALONG GATE

-LEARN TO CORRECTLY TIE RIGGING LINE TO THE CLIMBING LINE

-LEARN THE TREE KNOT (POP KNOT) AND HOW TO TIE IT

-LEARN TO CUT DOWN THE TRAILER

-LEARN CHAINSAW SAFETY AND START RUNNING IT

-PASS FIELD TEST AND BE PROMOTED

 

 

 

 

 

LEVEL 2 (2 WEEKS) EQUIPMENT MANAGER

PAY $100-$155 PER DAY

 

 

 

 

WEEK 3

-CONTINUE TO FULFILL YOUR LEVEL 1 DUTIES OR LOSE YOUR OPPORTUNITY NO EXCUSES!

-LEARN TO TAKE OFF AND PUT ON A BAR AND CHAIN QUICKLY

-LEARN TO RUN THE CHAINSAW WITHOUT DULLING IT (EX. NOT HITTING THE GROUND ETC.)

-LEARN HOW TO DO GENERAL SIMPLE LIMB ROPING (HAND ROPING)

 

 

WEEK 4

-LEARN HOW WE MAKE AND USE OUR COME-ALONG TECHNIQUE (THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE GATE COME-ALONG)

-LEARN TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND HIT YOUR DEADLINES EVERYDAY

-LEARN TO USE THE THROW BALL (PREFERABLY HAND THROWING BUT... BY POPULAR DEMAND I WILL ALLOW A SLINGSHOT TO BE USED IF IT WORKS BETTER FOR YOU)

-PASS FIELD TEST AND BE PROMOTED

 

LEVEL 3 (3 WEEKS) ROOKIE GROUNDSMAN

PAY $105-$170 PER DAY

 

 

WEEKS 5-6

-CONTINUE TO FULFILL YOUR LEVEL 1 AND 2 DUTIES OR LOSE YOUR OPPORTUNITY NO EXCUSES!

-LEARN AND MASTER ROPING TECHNIQUES FOR ALL SITUATIONS ( THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COMES WITH EXPERIENCE. THE LONGER YOU DO IT THE BETTER YOU GET)

-LEARN HOW TO FILE (SHARPEN) THE SAW CHAIN

-LEARN TO DRIVE AND DUMP THE TRAILER

 

 

WEEK 7

-LEARN TO CUT GAPS AND FALL TREES

-MAKE SURE ALL SAWS ARE SHARP AND READY TO WORK EVERY EVENING BEFORE HEADING HOME

-PASS FIELD TEST AND BE PROMOTED

 

 

LEVEL 4 (3 WEEKS) GENERAL GROUNDSMAN

PAY $110-$180 PER DAY

 

 

WEEKS 8-9

-CONTINUE TO FULFILL YOUR LEVEL 1-3 DUTIES OR LOSE YOUR OPPORTUNITY NO EXCUSES!

-LEARN RIGGING SKILLS (YOU WILL HAVE SEEN THIS A LOT SO YOU SHOULD CATCH ON QUICK)

-LEARN TO SET UP ROPING LINES IN TREES FROM THE GROUND ( YOU STARTED LEARNING THIS AT THE THROW BALL STAGE)

-LEARN TO CUT AND ROPE FULL TREES FROM THE GROUND

-LEARN TO RIG TREES TO BE ROPED INTO OTHER TREES

 

WEEK 10

-PASS FIELD TEST AND BE PROMOTED

 

LEVEL 5 (11 WEEKS) PROFESSIONAL GROUNDSMAN

PAY $120-$190 PER DAY

 

WEEKS 11-20

-CONTINUE TO FULFILL YOUR LEVEL 1-4 DUTIES OR LOSE YOUR OPPORTUNITY NO EXCUSES!

-TRAIN A TRAINEE TO LEVEL 4 AND REALLY START BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS

AT THIS POINT YOU HAVE THE SKILLS NOW YOU NEED THE KNOWLEDGE

-LEARN THE DISEASES THAT TREES GET AND LEARN TO IDENTIFY THEM ON THE JOB (CHECK OUT THE TREE NEWS PAGE ON THE WEBSITE FOR HELP)

-LEARN THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH DIFFERENT TREE AS IN DURABILITY, ROOT STABILIZATION, ETC.

-LEARN TO POINT OUT DIFFERENT INSECTS THAT KILL TREES

-LEARN TO TRAIN AND HELP OTHERS MEET THEIR GOALS AND BE PROMOTED

-LEARN HOW TO CORRECTLY HANDLE DISPUTES WITH OTHERS AND COME TO PEACEFUL RESOLUTIONS

-LEARN TIME MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND WHEN TO IMPLEMENT THEM

 

WEEK 21

-PASS FIELD TEST AND BE PROMOTED

 

 

LEVEL 6 (4 WEEKS) GROUND MANAGER PROFESSIONAL TREE EXPERT

PAY $130-$205 PER DAY

 

WEEKS 21-24

-CONTINUE TO FULFILL YOUR LEVEL 1-5 DUTIES IF NEEDED!

-MANAGE YOUR TRAINEES

-MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS PROGRESSING AND HITTING THEIR GOALS

-MAKE SURE YOU AND ALL GROUNDSMAN COMPLETE ALL WORK GIVEN TO BY CREW SUPERVISOR

-BE AN EXAMPLE FOR YOUR GUYS AND ALWAYS CONDUCT YOURSELF AS A LEADER

-PROMOTE YOUR REPLACEMENT

 

CONGRATULATIONS YOU'VE OFFICIALLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM

 

A GOOD GROUND MANAGER IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE CREW, BUT THERE'S ONLY SO FAR YOU CAN GO IN THIS BUSINESS FINANCIALLY AT THIS LEVEL OF MANAGEMENT. NOW IT'S TIME TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR CAREER AND BUILD YOUR BUSINESS.

 

NEXT STEP... START THE TRAINING PROGRAM TO BECOME A CLIMBER